Beyond the ladder-like structure described above, another key characteristic of double-stranded DNA is its unique three-dimensional shape. The first photographic evidence of this shape was ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation ...

Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

But James Watson and Francis Crick's claim was a valid one, for they had in fact discovered the structure of DNA, the chemical that encodes instructions for building and replicating almost all ...

Earlier that morning, in the nearby Cavendish laboratory, the two scientists had discovered the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. This discovery changed the world of science and medicine ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have for the first time used DNA to help create 3D electronically operational devices ...

These acted like anchors. They then added specially designed DNA pieces that folded into eight-sided shapes called ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about the genetic structure of ovarian cancer stem cells, ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Every day, billions of cells in your body ...

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

can fold into a DNA structure called a G-quadruplex, or G4 for short, which is more compact than normal DNA. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a team of structural and molecular biologists ...